We were running errands in Oakville and decided on this spot for lunch…read more Given it's a franchise, we set our expectations. What a pleasant surprise! Extensive menu, spotlessly clean place, from the tables to the condiments to the sparkling restroom. The chicken/shrimp manchow soup was gingery and bursting with flavour. 5/5 The chicken and vegetables were well prepared, crunchy vegetables and barely a drop of oil. 5/5 This is a Halal restaurant. Service was EXCEPTIONAL. Highly recommend.

We had just arrived in town after a long drive and were happy to find a good option close to our…read morehotel. The menu is pretty extensive and it was hard to decide what to order. I love the concept of the place and am not sure I've ever seen this broad of an Asian fusion concept before. I decided on the mango chicken which was quite good; the chicken was lightly breaded and fried and still crispy in the sauce. The flavor was good; it's labeled as spicy but definitely wasn't. They do have chili sauce on the table though so easy to add more heat. Heads up that rice is not included and needs to be ordered as a side if you want it. Entrees came out within minutes of ordering and beat our spring rolls to the table by a fair amount of time. Service was good and we really appreciated that a staff member asked us if we wanted the shade next to our table pulled down so the sun wouldn't be in our faces. Location is in a strip mall with plentiful parking.

We had a great experience at Namu start to finish. I just found out about this place today and knew…read morewe had to go ASAP. I got the pear ginger cocktail which was refreshing and pretty good size - lasted throughout our meal. We got 4 appetizers for two of us to share: sushi tacos, fried chicken, lobster shumai and beef bao. Sushi tacos were my favorite for sure. I love ahi tuna and the texture and spice were perfection. The flavor of the KFC Fried chicken was really tasty as well. We got a little messy and had to wash our hands several times, but overall great experience. Service was excellent. Ambiance was nice. We'll definitely be back to try more things.

Love this restaurant - always good food! We usually order take out and never had any complaints!…read moreHighly recommend always so tasty!

The service is incredible here, and the vibe is cool-chic. Just loving the atmosphere here…read more As for the food, don't expect it to be a "traditional Izakaya" here, but that's not a bad thing. They do the "traditional" dishes with a twist / fusion. For example, the black cod is usually feel heavy with the miso based sauce, but they added some acidity to the sauce and they made the black cod taste rich and light (not to mention the black cod was perfectly cooked); traditionally the Brussels Sprouts would be finished by tossing balsamic vinegar over it. Sometimes that would still feel heavy. Instead, they tossed it with strawberry vinaigrette. So the acidity is very light and not too sweet. We finished our meal with the Yokai Signature Maki. Yes, they SHOULD be proud of this Maki enough to put their name on it. They hit it on the nail with the taste profile. I have a zero tolerance with spiciness, so they put the spicy mayo on the side, and I encouraged my wife to dip the Maki with it. She confirmed my suspicion that the spicy mayo took the maki to another level. We definitely will come to try other dishes. Edit: they comped us a slice of Matcha Cheesecake. While it is still not my cup of tea, but I was very impressed with how good it taste. My "dislike" is with cheesecakes because they feel heavy. Though it is still on the heavy side for me, but as soon as I spoon in a bit of the strawberry sauce, it just lightened up the whole thing. They have successfully amazed me with how well they play with taste.

Yokai is amazing - nestled in Vaughan we come here for the sliders, tartare and sapporos…read more My only down side is the pricing is quite premium for the food you're getting with small portion sizes. Probably 20% higher than what I personally think the pricing should be. Nevertheless, if I'm in the area I'll be there.

Flaming Kitchen serves up sizzling plates and bold Asian fusion dishes. The food is fresh, the…read moreportions are generous, and the menu has lots of variety--from cheesy chicken rice to creamy udon and crispy popcorn chicken. You can even cook some items yourself on hot plates, which adds more fun to the experience. They run different promotions every month. We ordered "Flaming Japanese Style Fried Chicken" from the appetizers menu. For main, we ordered "Angus Steak Set with Rice" and Super Deluxe Teppanyaki Rice". Everything was fresh and flavourful. We loved the sizzling plates when they were served. Also, October-born customers get a free chocolate or green tea lava cake with ice cream. The service is quick and friendly, and the space is clean and casual.

Flaming Kitchen is a fast-serve, more casual and individualized concept of the teppanyaki…read moreexperience (compared to teppanyaki restaurants where there is a large, communal teppanyaki cooking table and the chef cooks in front of you). There are different locations throughout the GTA, serving the exact same menu and concept. Service is fast and efficient. You order on your phone by scanning the QR code on the table. Food comes out within ~5 minutes - very fast! The menu is quite extensive. They have a wide variety of teppanyaki rice sets available, as well as noodles, mini hot pot (including individual servings), and various drinks and Asian desserts. I love that you can customize each dish by adding the add-ons (additional ingredients). You can even "build your own teppanyaki set" by choosing the carbs, sauce, protein(s), and add-ons (including vegetables). We only tried the teppanyaki rice sets this time around. The Sizzling Japanese-Style Assorted Vegetables consisted of cabbage, green pepper, zucchini, mushrooms, and corn. This was listed under "snacks" category, and we thought it would be a good veggie dish accompaniment to the other main dishes. I found it to be very salty and saucy. It had an aftertaste that I didn't really like. The pieces of green pepper, zucchini, and mushrooms were very small, that you could barely taste them. It was mostly white cabbage shreds and corn. The 3 teppanyaki rice sets (including one deluxe set) were good. The Jumbo Unagi Teppanyaki Rice was one of my favourites - the unagi there was "jumbo" indeed (biggest and longest I had ever seen that was served with a rice set in a restaurant). I liked that it wasn't doused with too much unagi sauce wich tends to be sweet and sticky. There was a good amount of meat in the unagi as well. Salmon & Shrimps Teppanyaki Rice Set and Seafood Rice Set (salmon, scallops, shrimps) were also decent. The Seafood Rice Set (considered a deluxe menu item) had a bigger and better salmon compared to the thin salmon slices in the Salmon & Shrimps Teppanyaki Rice Set. The shrimps and scallops were pretty good (there were more shrimps than scallops). All dishes came with corn and green onion, and you can choose to add extra add-ons such as cabbage, green pepper, zucchini, mushrooms, garlic bits, extra protein, etc. As garlic lovers, we added extra garlic bits to every teppanyaki set that we ordered. Overall, good food and fast service. I wish the Sizzling Japanese-Style Assorted Vegetables dish wasn't so salty, and came with more / bigger pieces of the actual vegetables rather than just mostly corn. But the other teppanyaki rice sets were good value.

The staff can not comprehend anything. The last three times we've ordered something has gone…read morewrong/missed food and once they completely forgot an entire meal lol They ended up playing dumb and acting like they had no idea what was going on. Anyone going through Hagersville definitely avoid and just buy asian food from the nearby grocery stores.

The food here is absolutely fantastic! And the people who own and operate are very sweet and super…read morenice. It is a bit more expensive than other places. And I think that is mostly due to the location. However, twice now my husband and I have taken the time to come up with an order, after googling the hours to see if they're open. We arrive and they're closed. This has happened twice now. Once in the middle of the week on a Weds. and the other on what should be a busy Saturday evening at supper time. I would imagine that should be one of the busiest days of the week for them. however they choose random days to close their doors and lock up. And Their hours listed on Google do not reflect hours that they're actually open. So Even if you do your homework before making the 20min drive.....they can still end up being closed when you arrive. Extremely Frustrating.

Positives were the large portions, colourful fresh ingredients, and cute interior decor…read more Was it AUTHENTIC ? Not in my opinion...especially coming from SE Asian roots and having travelled in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Majority of the dishes here seemed more of a fusion of different cultures rather than purely Indonesian. The flavours didn't quite hit the mark and spice levels were near non-existent. Seeing the fellow diners...I can see that the flavours must've been westernized. And for this style of more 'comfort/rustic' style dishes, the main dishes were quite expensive at ~$45+ each. Drinks were mild in flavour, but at least not too sweet! This was a fun try, especially if you're not one for spicy food. CASH & DEBIT ONLY. We tried the: -gado gado (Indonesian potato salad) -angus beef tandoori (with taro mash) -duck curry with crispy noodles -mango lassi -thai iced tea (more like condensed milk tea, barely had the Thai tea flavour) -specialty mojito

Bhima Warung is highly rated as one of the top Asian restaurants in Waterloo when I was doing my…read moreresearch. I'm no expert on Indonesian cuisine, however, trying out these fancy exotic dishes on a velvet-covered table in a dim setting is pretty romantic. We opted for indoor seating, though the outside patio radiates a cozy charm. The Pad Ped, a delicious red curry concoction of surf and turf, absolutely wins. Can't forget the goi thai dumplings either, wrapped with chicken and scallops - a personal fave. Salads didn't hit the mark for us. The calamari salad (sorry forgot the name) suffered from less-than-fresh squid. Kudos to the excellent service: they let us swap for another salad on the menu, certainly better, yet overshadowed by the first two dishes. Still I would recommend to try this unique spot out, especially for the two dishes I've mentioned!

The dumplings here are really good! I ordered the tandoori chicken dumplings and the steamed…read morechicken dumplings and it was really good! Each order of dumplings came with 6 dumplings. The flavours are on point. I went on a Thursday morning around 12pm and the place was so busy, all the seats in the dining area were already taken. It's also located in a nice little plaza with other restaurants to choose from like Z!Eats, Booster Juice, and Thai Express. I would say it's in a really good location where you could stroll around. Overall, I really enjoyed the experience here. I would say though that it is quite a bit expensive. My order of the tandoori chicken dumplings and steamed chicken dumplings, which came with 6 pieces each, total was $25.28.

Went to their grand opening thing today, got there early, few customers already, place was humming,…read moremusic loud, nice vibe, but....food came in 10 minutes, because buddy was hussling, but that was the problem, food came too fast, because the dumplings, were underdone, $5 for a combo, rice and chili chicken and noodles and chili chicken, but the portions were tiny, I mean just barely worth $5 so not even a good deal, the rice seems to be a mixture of lightly fried rice and white basmati, no flavor, the noodles were basically white, no wok fry, barely any sauce, no flavor, the chili chicken was fine, tasty, and tangy spicy, sweet spicy, but like I said barely any of it, everything was slopped into the container, and like I said barely any of anything. The dumplings came with a salad that was basically just cabbage, so crunchy, no taste, no dressing, at all, like squeeze some juice/dressing of any kind, so no attention to detail here, at all, the chili chicken was great though, just wish I didn't three orders for a satisfying lunch, literally 3 x $5 was necessary for one person, so, good luck,

The food was awful. Beef with broccoli: the broccoli was mush. The beef was beef fat? I think it…read morewas beef. It was all squishy fat and not beef. I actually question what this mystery substance was.

The sushi was decent here but of course we had better at another restaurant in town. The yakisoba…read morenoodles lacked flavor. The shrimp dumpling, pork dumpling and sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf were really good. They didn't have miso soup but the tom yum soup was weird with a beefy msg soup taste to it. The general tso chicken and sweet & sour chicken lacked sauce and flavor. Also, there was too much batter. The braised beef was good flavor and would good with rice noodles. The fried coconut shrimp and sweet potato fries were delicious. The vegetable dishes were pretty bad because some may not like that they were quite crunchy and the carrots had a bad taste. The server told us it was Japanese cheesecake but it wasn't. It was still pretty good though. Said they had cappuccino and when asked we were told it was espresso. The seaweed salad was strange. didn't have the flavor like most and was padded with the additional pieces of lettuce.wth.. The food was a hit and miss. Some were good and some not so good. Not the best food in my humble opinion. Sashimi sushi is very limited in choices and were sold by the piece not included in the AYCE. The ordering system was by talking to the server and a menu they had provided and was held in a menu cover that originally was for the Pickle Barrel restaurant. Wtf, how ridiculous is that. The server was decent but sure seemed like she could improve a little in some aspects of the entire interaction times with her. Beautifully decorated place but it felt very dark and the overhead lights were off for 90% of th time we were there. They finally turned them on though The music was a bit loud and made it hard to have a conversation with others. The tables are for 2 and placed together to make it table for 4. The dishes were kinda big so took up a lot of space. In conclusion, it was an okay place and food experience . The food felt like it was prepared by not fully trained chefs but the walls were very pretty images but music was loud. i would go back if invited but only have some of their food dishes that were good.